Did you know?
- Each person in the United States contributes an average of 50 to 100 gallons of wastewater each day.
- The average wastewater treatment facility operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- A wastewater treatment facility removes numerous pollutants such as dirt, fats, oils, grease, ammonia, phosphorus, nitrogen and bacteria.
- The Town of Amherst’s wastewater facility processes an average of 24 million gallons of wastewater per day.
- Wastewater treatment provides valuable products including reclaimed water for irrigation and biosolids for fertilizer.
- Additional benefits are more economic development, increased property values, improved public health, a cleaner environment and preservation of water resources for our future
- The average consumer spends approximately 62¢ per day or less than the cost of a cup of coffee, for wastewater treatment.
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